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27 Viera Ends the Halt
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Tables and Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1 Viera’s Inauguration 9
- 2 Piedras Blancas 17
- 3 Constitutional Reform 27
- 4 Batlle’s Reforms 31
- 5 The Eight-hour Day 41
- 6 Education 55
- 7 Rancher Opposition 63
- 8 Old-age Pensions 71
- 9 Catholicism in Our Times 77
- 10 Campaigning 83
- 11 Enforcing the Eight-hour Day 91
- 12 Explaining the Colegiado 97
- 13 Opposing the Colegiado 107
- 14 The Right to Food 113
- 15 Vote Colegialist or Stay Home? 119
- 16 Election Eve 125
- 17 The Defeat of the Colegiado 135
- 18 Viera’s Halt 143
- 19 Batlle’s Burial 161
- 20 The Grand Solution 167
- 21 A New Cabinet 177
- 22 The Election of 14 January 1917 189
- 23 Batlle Resurrected 207
- 24 The Committee of Eight and the New Constitution 221
- 25 Where Will the New Constitution Take Us? 237
- 26 Uruguay Wins Diplomatically 249
- 27 Viera Ends the Halt 255
- 28 Batlle’s “My Conduct in the Reform” 261
- Epilogue 269
- Index 275
- About the Book 295
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Tables and Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1 Viera’s Inauguration 9
- 2 Piedras Blancas 17
- 3 Constitutional Reform 27
- 4 Batlle’s Reforms 31
- 5 The Eight-hour Day 41
- 6 Education 55
- 7 Rancher Opposition 63
- 8 Old-age Pensions 71
- 9 Catholicism in Our Times 77
- 10 Campaigning 83
- 11 Enforcing the Eight-hour Day 91
- 12 Explaining the Colegiado 97
- 13 Opposing the Colegiado 107
- 14 The Right to Food 113
- 15 Vote Colegialist or Stay Home? 119
- 16 Election Eve 125
- 17 The Defeat of the Colegiado 135
- 18 Viera’s Halt 143
- 19 Batlle’s Burial 161
- 20 The Grand Solution 167
- 21 A New Cabinet 177
- 22 The Election of 14 January 1917 189
- 23 Batlle Resurrected 207
- 24 The Committee of Eight and the New Constitution 221
- 25 Where Will the New Constitution Take Us? 237
- 26 Uruguay Wins Diplomatically 249
- 27 Viera Ends the Halt 255
- 28 Batlle’s “My Conduct in the Reform” 261
- Epilogue 269
- Index 275
- About the Book 295